Biocrisis Current Articles

This page maintains a real-time update of world biocrisis articles focused on species extinction,
deforestation, global warming and catastrophic climate change so that the reader can keep pace
with the emerging situation and human responses to ecocrisis.

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Biodiversity Pages
Rape of the Planet and Genetic Holocaust
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Species Diversity and Species Extinction

  1. Polar bears face 'tipping point' due to climate change May 10
  2. Nature loss 'to damage economies' May 10
  3. World's 2010 nature species target 'will not be met' Apr 10
  4. Climate change link to lizard extinction May 10
  5. Overfishing began with the Victorians May 10
  6. Could domestication save the bluefin from
    extinction?     May 10
  7. Zoo: Mining threat to 'living fossil' frog May 10
  8. Whaling plan draws anger from green groups (+more) Apr 10
  9. Whaling worsens carbon release, scientists warn Feb 10
  10. Galapagos sea lions head for warm Peru waters Feb 10
  11. Census offers glimpse of oceans' smallest lifeforms Apr 10
  12. Corruption raises doubts over ivory sales Mar 10
  13. Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn Mar 10
  14. Folk medicine poses global threat to primate species 2010
  15. CITES Bluefin Battle Mar 10 How bureaucrats decided not to save the bluefin tuna Mar 10
  16. Proposal to ban polar bear trade shot down Mar 10
  17. How to Preserve the Breadth of Life on the Planet Apr 10
  18. Boom time for Arctic animals Mar 10
  19. How interfering humans helped Amazon diversity Apr 10
  20. Biodiversity nears 'point of no return' Jan10
  21. Biodiversity year: UN 'wake-up call' on nature loss Jan10
  22. Bee decline linked to falling biodiversity Jan10
  23. Arctic tern's epic journey mapped Jan10
  24. 'Global surge' in rhino poaching Dec09
  25. 'Bumper year' for botanical finds Dec09
  26. Species' extinction threat grows Nov 09 New fears for species extinctions Oct 09 E. O. Wilson: We must save the living environment Sep 09
  27. Tuna ban 'justified' by science Oct 09 Tuna in peril as catches reach triple the limit Nov 09 Tuna body shies from fishing ban Nov 09
  28. Tuna: EU Backs Bluefin Ban Sep 09 Bluefin off Menu June 09 Skipjack can stay on the menu Jul 09
  29. Kew Gardens' Seed Bank has reaches its target of 10% of world's wild plants Nov 09
  30. Crime rings boost ivory smuggling Nov 09 Siberian Tiger on the Brink Nov 09
  31. Costing the Earth: investing in protecting the planet Nov 09
  32. Permian Mass extinction blamed on fiery fountains of coal Nov 09
  33. New crocodile hopes in Cambodia Nov 09 Niger's giraffes stage a comeback Nov 09
  34. Acid oceans leave fish at more risk from predators Nov 09
  35. Inbreeding sabotages rare species' sperm March 2009
  36. Giant Chinese paddlefish 'verges on extinction' Sep 09
  37. Bird-eating frog among 163 new species found in Mekong region Sep 09
  38. Scale of gorilla poaching exposed Sep 09
  39. End the pillaging of the high seas Sep 09
  40. Mammal database identifies species destined for trouble Aug 09
  41. GM crops harming environment raises controversy Sep 09
  42. 'Extinction threat' to flying fox Aug 09
  43. Axolotl verges on wild extinction Aug 09
  44. Launch for amphibian 'life raft' Aug 09
  45. Vietnam eating its animals to extinction Aug 09
  46. The Sixth Extinction? New Yorker
  47. Many sharks 'facing extinction' Aug 09
  48. Mekong dolphins 'almost extinct' Jun 09
  49. Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species' Jun 09
  50. Battling scientists reach consensus on health of global fish stocks Jul 09
  51. Extinction hits 'whole families' Aug 09
  52. Oil road turns tribes into meat traders Jun 09
  53. Shellfish reefs are 'most imperilled sea habitat' Jun 09
  54. Invest in islands to save most species Jun 09
  55. Consensus on EU fisheries change Jun 09
  56. Key coral reefs 'could disappear' May 2009 'Freezer plan' bid to save coral Nov 09
  57. Birds face biggest threat since Ice Age May 2009
  58. Acidic seas fuel extinction fears BBC 2009
  59. Medicinal plants on verge of extinction BBC 2009
  60. Emperor Penguins Face Extinction BBC Jan 2009
  61. Mountain gorillas in dire straits, DNA reveals BBC 2009
  62. A billion frogs on world's plates BBC 2009
  63. Bleak forecast on fishery stocks BBC Feb 2009
  64. Wildlife populations 'plummeting' BBC 2008
  65. Extinction 'by man not climate' BBC 2008
  66. Mammals facing extinction threat BBC 2008
  67. Primates 'face extinction crisis' BBC 2008
  68. Protection boost for rare gorilla BBC 2008
  69. Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis' BBC 2008
  70. World 'to fail' on nature target BBC 2008
  71. Sharks swim closer to extinction BBC 2008
  72. Lions 'close to extinction' BBC 2008
  73. Progress at UN biodiversity forum BBC 2008
  74. World 'must tackle space threat' BBC 2008
  75. 'Only 50 years left' for sea fish BBC 2006
  76. Corruption is devouring the world's fish stocks New Sci 2008
  77. 'Alarming' plight of coral reefs BBC 2008
  78. Refugee link to wildlife decline BBC 2008
  79. Seas too noisy for whales BBC 2008
  80. Noisy oceans 'threaten sea life' BBC 2008
  81. Map shows toll on world's oceans BBC 2008
  82. Mass extinctions: The Armageddon factor 2007
  83. Medical plants 'face extinction' 2008
  84. Terminator the Zombie 2007
  85. A disaster to take everyone's breath away BBC 2006
  86. Stopping the next extinction wave BBC 2006
  87. 'Critical danger' warning on fish BBC 2006
  88. Extinction alert for 800 species
  89. Life's diversity 'being depleted' BBC 2006
  90. New species found in Papua 'Eden' BBC 2006
  91. Hidden Garden of Eden wilts as Earth warms New Sci 2006
  92. Britains plants conservation behind target BBC 2006
  93. Uganda's 'sex tree' under threat Jul 27, 2007
  94. More species slide to extinction BBC 2006
  95. New Red List paints bleak picture of extinction New Sci 2006
  96. Himalayan forests are quietly vanishing New Sci 2006
  97. Warming set to 'devastate' coral BBC 2006
  98. Maize and Bananas in genetic crisis New Sci 2006
  99. Rainforests still at great risk BBC 2006
  100. Bullfrog linked to frog fungus threat BBC 2006
  101. Fishing major threat to turtles BBC 2006
  102. Albatross numbers take steep dive BBC 2006
  103. Giant Mekong catfish off the hook BBC 2006
  104. 'Hope for coral' as oceans warm BBC 2006
  105. Bush creates new marine sanctuary BBC 2006
  106. Bird extinction rates far worse than realised New Sci 2006
  107. Long-haul birds 'returning early' BBC 2006
  108. Doomsday vault to avert world famine New Sci 2006
  109. Extinction fear for black rhino BBC 2006
  110. UK butterfly species down to 56 BBC 2006
  111. World 'needs new wildlife body' BBC 2006
  112. Rare blue butterfly returns home BBC 2006

Deforestation

  1. Forest loss slows, as China plants and Brazil preserves Mar 10
  2. Paying to keep the rainforests standing Dec09
  3. Amazon summit in Brazil aims to tackle deforestation Nov 09
  4. Treaty omission spells bad news for rainforests Nov 09
  5. Amazon is best site for forest carbon investments Dec09
  6. Amazon deforestation 'record low' Nov 09
  7. Argentina's forests dwindle Oct 09
  8. New photos highlight rainforest devastation Sep 09
  9. Paying to save the rainforests Aug 09
  10. Deforestation emissions on the rise Jul 09
  11. 'Boom and bust' of deforestation Jun 2009
  12. Great land giveaway could be disaster for Amazon Amazon bill controversy in Brazil Jun 09
  13. Brazil's other big forest in dire straits May 2009
  14. Rainforests may pump winds worldwide New Sci Apr 2009
  15. Parts of Amazon close to tipping point New Sci Mar 2009
  16. 'Crunch year' for world's forests BBC Mar 2009
  17. Officials fighting uphill battle trying to end Amazon logging Observer Feb 2009
  18. 70% deforestation cuts for Brazil BBC 2008
  19. Amazon destruction gathers pace BBC 2008
  20. Brazil government 'worst logger' BBC 2008
  21. Sierra Leone bans timber exports 2008
  22. Pressures build on Amazon jungle BBC 2008
  23. Amazon deforestation accelerates BBC 2008
  24. Brazil Amazon destruction slows BBC 2007
  25. Brazil sees record deforestation BBC 2008
  26. Brazil vows to stem Amazon loss BBC 2008
  27. Amazon future in graphics BBC 2008
  28. No clear trend in forest loss BBC 2008
  29. Pledge to protect Sumatran forest BBC 2008
  30. The Changing Face of Africa BBC 2008
  31. Amazon deforestation 2006-2050 New Sci 2006
  32. Map of Intact World Forest Landscapes 2006
  33. Nonrandom Processes Maintain Diversity in Tropical Forests Science 2006
  34. Charcoal reveals wildfire history BBC 2006

Biofuels and Peak Oil

  1. Warning over global oil 'decline' Oct 09 See Oil predictions
  2. Shell in Hawaiian algae biofuel pilot Dec 2007
  3. Algae hold the key to the biofuel conundrum 2008
  4. EU rethinks biofuels guidelines 2008
  5. Grass biofuels 'cut CO2 by 94%' 2008
  6. Bog barons: Indonesia's carbon catastrophe 2007
  7. Biofuels emissions may be 'worse than petrol' 2008

Climate Change, Global Warming, and Ocean Rise

  1. Earth 'too hot for humans' within 300 years May 10
  2. Uganda's highest ice cap splits on Mt Margherita May 10
  3. Academics urge radical new approach to climate change May 10
  4. Review of IPCC workings set to open May 10
  5. An oceanic 'fast-lane' for climate change Apr 10
  6. Enough is enough, say climate scientists May 10
  7. 2010 is 'warmest year ever' May 2010
  8. UN: Prospects for climate deal 'slim' Apr 10
  9. UN body to look at meat and climate link Mar 10
  10. Low solar activity link to cold UK winters Apr 10
  11. A quiet sun won't save us from global warming Feb 10
  12. Gulf Stream 'is not slowing down' Mar 10
  13. Climate change will make world more 'fragrant' Feb 10
  14. Greenpeace issues warning about data centre power Mar 10
  15. Which climate changes can be blamed on humans? Mar 10
  16. Greenland's glaciers disappearing from the bottom up Feb 10
  17. Vast iceberg 'may disrupt ocean currents' Feb 10
  18. Methane bubbling out of Arctic Ocean - but is it new? Mar 10
  19. Arctic arch failure leads to sea-ice exodus Apr 10
  20. 'Paltry' Copenhagen carbon pledges point to 3C world Apr 10
  21. Methane release 'looks stronger' Jan10
  22. Major Antarctic glacier is 'past its tipping point' Jan10
  23. Major sea level rise likely as Antarctic ice melts Dec09
  24. Glacier threat to Bolivia capital Dec09
  25. UN climate body admits 'mistake' on Himalayan glaciers Jan10
  26. Officials back climate change science at Delhi talks Jan10
  27. Scientists test climate change 'earlywarning system' Dec09
  28. Copenhagen response 'is pathetic' Feb 10
  29. Copenhagen climate summit undone by 'arrogance' Mar 10
  30. The Copenhagen Dossier Dec09
  31. Climate change: Copenhagen in graphics Dec09
  32. China's climate target: is it achievable? Dec09
  33. Ships provide insight into ocean carbon Dec09
  34. Amazon is best site for forest carbon investments Dec09
  35. 'Acidifying oceans' threaten food supply, UK warns Dec 09
  36. Earth in 'hottest decade on record' Dec09
  37. While Nepal cabinet meets on Everest, Maldives cabine meets underwater Dec09
  38. EU strikes climate funding deal Nov 09 US will announce target for cutting carbon emissions Nov 09 Obama to attend Copenhagen - US cuts announced Nov 09
  39. Brazil and France in climate deal Nov 09 India-China climate change deal Nov 09 China agrees target Nov 09
  40. Final round for UN climate talks Nov 09 Climate causes African Conflict Nov 09
  41. Trees in far north provide biggest climate benefit Nov 09 Treaty omission spells bad news for rainforests Nov 09
  42. Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming Nov 09 Global warming science alarming, say climate experts Nov 09 Stark Diagnosis for Copenhagen Nov 09
  43. Computer Studies 'overstate species risks' from climate change Nov 09
  44. Nature: Counting carbon in the Amazon + When the Ice Melts Oct 09
  45. Glaciers disappearing from Kilimanjaro Nov 09
  46. Indonesia third-largest greenhouse gas emitter Nov 09
  47. Greenland ice loss 'accelerating' Nov 09 Greenland ice loss behind a sixth of sealevel rise Nov 09
  48. East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass Nov 09 East Antarctica Thawing Nov 09
  49. Can cloud ships and space sun shades fix the planet? Nov 09
  50. Climategate Dossier Nov09 Hacked archive provides fodder for climate sceptics Nov 09 NZ climate scientist falls victim to hackers Nov 09 UK lawmakers take heat off 'Climategate' scientist Mar 10 'No malpractice' by climate unit Apr 10
  51. Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer' Nov 09
  52. 'Scary' climate message from past Oct 09
  53. What happened to global warming? Oct 09 'Nature' attacks the BBC for climate change U-turn Nov 09
  54. Pause in Arctic's melting trend Sep 09
  55. Map sequence of Arctic Polar Ice 1999-2009
  56. Doctors warn on climate failure Sep 09
  57. China vows climate change action Sep 09
  58. Earth's coastlines after sea-level rise, 4000 AD Aug 09
  59. Global warming could change Earth's tilt Aug 09
  60. Photosynthetic viruses keep world's oxygen levels up Aug 09
  61. Trees advance in a warming world Aug 09
  62. 'Artificial trees' to cut carbon Aug 09
  63. Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years' Aug 09
  64. Global warming sparked by ancient farming methods Aug 09
  65. Climate change: no Eden, no apocalypse Sep 09
  66. Methane seeps from Arctic sea bed Aug 09
  67. Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast' Aug 09
  68. Glaciers a canary in the coal mine of global warming Jul 09
  69. World powers accept warming limit Jul 09
  70. Origin of Antarctic ice revealed Jun 09
  71. US House passes key climate bill Jul 09
  72. Obama to regulate 'pollutant' CO2 May 2009
  73. 'Safe' climate means 'no to coal' May 2009
  74. 'Quiet Sun' baffling astronomers May 2009
  75. Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2' May 2009
  76. Key role of forests 'may be lost' May 2009
  77. Ice sheet melt threat reassessed May 2009
  78. Why Antarctic ice is growing despite global warming May 2009
  79. Earth warming faster than thought BBC Mar 2009
  80. Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic BBC Mar 2009
  81. 'More bad news' on climate change BBC Mar 2009
  82. The Next 100 Years New Sci Feb 2009
  83. Antarctic bulge could flood Washington DC New Scientist Feb 2009
  84. Global warming 'underestimated' BBC Feb 2009
  85. Global Warming Irreversible BBC Jan 2009
  86. Risks of Global Warming Rising: Is It Too Late to Reverse Course? Sci Am Feb 2009
  87. Seas Suffocating BBC Jan 2009
  88. Acid oceans 'need urgent action' BBC Jan 2009
  89. Even Antarctica is now feeling the heat of climate change BBC 2009
  90. Sea Ice Changes 'amplify Arctic warming' BBC 2008
  91. Arctic melt 20 years ahead of climate models New Sci 2008
  92. How kangaroo burgers could save the planet New Sci 2008
  93. Sea level rise by 2100 'below 2m' BBC 2008
  94. Poor countries 'need carbon cuts' BBC 2008
  95. Sea Level Estimates Big Rise 2008
  96. Forecast for big sea level rise BBC 2008
  97. No links to Solar Activity 2008
  98. More doubt on cosmic climate link BBC 2008
  99. Clue to break-up of ice shelves BBC 2008
  100. Arctic ice thickness 'plummets' BBC 2008
  101. New rifts form on Antarctic ice shelf BBC 2008
  102. Warming boosts strongest storms BBC 2008
  103. North Atlantic cold-water sink returns to life New Sci 2008
  104. China biggest CO2 Polluter 2008
  105. China 'now top carbon polluter' BBC 2008
  106. Climate 'could devastate crops' 2008
  107. AGU Climate 'clearly out of balance' 2008
  108. Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice BBC 2008
  109. Arctic ice 'is at tipping point' BBC 2008
  110. Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster' BBC 2008
  111. Arctic losing long-term ice cover BBC 2008
  112. Major ice-shelf loss for Canada BBC 2008
  113. Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on New Sci 2008
  114. Next decade 'may see no warming' BBC 2008
  115. Sea levels 'rising faster than predicted' 2007
  116. Rising seas 'to beat predictions' 2007
  117. Warning on rising Mediterranean Sea levels BBC 2008
  118. Hints of methane's renewed rise bbc 2008
  119. Climate change in Graphics BBC 2007
  120. IPCC Humans blamed for climate change 2007
  121. Billions face climate change risk 2007
  122. Commentares from the Bali Climate Summit 2007
  123. Nature on Bali 2007
  124. The Tipping Point Science 2006
  125. Climate change 'real and severe' BBC 2006
  126. Backing for 'hockey stick' graph New Sci 2006
  127. Evolutionary Response to Rapid Climate Change Science 2006
  128. 'Clear' human impact on climate BBC 2006
  129. Global warming risk much higher BBC 2006
  130. No doubt about it the world is warming Science 2006
  131. Antarctic ice sheet is an 'awakened giant' New Sci 2006
  132. Antarctica losing ice to oceans BBC 2006
  133. No sign of increased snowfall in Antarctica Nature 2006
  134. Unexpected warming in Antarctica BBC 2006
  135. Significant Warming of the Antarctic Winter Troposphere Science 2006
  136. Antarctic birds 'breeding later' BBC 2006
  137. China and India 'hold the world in balance' New Sci 2006
  138. Sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded BBC 2006
  139. Consensus grows on climate change BBC 2006
  140. Curbing climate change 'unlikely' BBC 2006
  141. 'Major melt' for Alpine glaciers BBC 2006
  142. Greenland ice cap may be melting at triple speed New Scientist 2006
  143. Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet Science 2006
  144. The Greenland Ice Sheet and Global Sea-Level Rise Science 2006
  145. Greenland ice swells ocean rise BBC 2006
  146. Greenland glacier races to ocean BBC 2005
  147. New analysis says global warming boosts hurricanes New Scientist 2006
  148. Ice Core Extends Climate Record Back 650,000 Years New Sci 2005
  149. CO2 'highest for 650,000 years' BBC 2005
  150. New analysis says global warming boosts hurricanes New Sci 2006
  151. A Worrying Trend of Less Ice, Higher Seas Science 2006
  152. Hitting the Ice Sheets Where It Hurts Science 2006
  153. Paleoclimatic Evidence for Future Ice-Sheet Instability and Rapid Sea-Level Rise Science 2006
  154. Simulating Arctic Climate Warmth and Icefield Retreat in the Last Interglaciation Science 2006
  155. Methane burps disproved? New Sci 2006
  156. Plants revealed as methane source BBC 2006
  157. Air trends amplify warming BBC 2006
  158. North Atlantic Conveyor in Trouble 2006
  159. Ocean Currents Flip Out Nature 2006
  160. Greenhouse gas 'to rise by 52%' BBC 2005
  161. Earth 'on fast track' to warming BBC 2006
  162. Polar ice sheets show net loss BBC 2006
  163. A Sea Change Nature 2006
  164. Sea-level rise is quickening pace Nature 2006
  165. Sea level rise 'is accelerating' BBC 2006
  166. Delay expected in ozone recovery New Sci 2005
  167. Global warming weakens Pacific winds Nature 2006
  168. Monsoon gloom strikes South Asia New Sci 2006

Sustainable Society

  1. US government approves first offshore wind farm Apr 10
  2. China steams ahead on clean energy Mar 10
  3. Masdar: Abu Dhabi's carbon-neutral city Mar 10
  4. Are Engines the Future of Solar Power? Dec09
  5. Solar panel costs 'set to fall' Nov09
  6. New technology cleans up coal with CO2 Nov09
  7. Meeting India's tree planting guru Sep 09
  8. Malawi windmill boy with big fans Oct 09
  9. Floating wind turbine launched Jun 09
  10. Ranchers driving wind revolution Jun 09
  11. US takes pole position in generation of wind power Nature Feb 2009
  12. Abu Dhabi - Green city planned for the desert BBC 2008
  13. EU reveals energy plan of action BBC 2008
  14. Europe unveils ambitious energy plan New Sci 2008
  15. Earth on course for eco 'crunch' BBC 2008
  16. As children starve, world struggles for solution CNN 2008
  17. Honda makes first hydrogen cars BBC 2008
  18. Limits to Growth New Sci. 2008
  19. Limits to Growth in 2008 CSIRO

Population

  1. South Koreans told to go home and make babies 20 Jan 2010 South Korea has one of the world's lowest birth rates
  2. China faces growing sex imbalance 11 Jan 2010 More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses by 2020. The gender imbalance among newborns is the most serious demographic problem for the country's population of 1.3 billion. The academy of social science cites sex-specific abortions as a major factor, due to China's traditional bias towards male children.
  3. Brazil's soap operas linked to dramatic drop in birth rates Sep 09
  4. Shanghai urges 'two-child policy' Jul 09
  5. China 'may revamp one-child rule' 29 February 2008
  6. Population and Sustainability: Can We Avoid Limiting the Number of People? Sci Am 09
  7. Chinese fertility drugs challenge one-child policy May 27, 2007 Many Chinese take fertility drugs in the hope of a multiple pregnancy.
  8. Riots as women forced to undergo abortions May 28, 2007 Residents in a riot-torn county in south China admit they violated family planning policy, but say government retribution, including forced abortions, was illegal and excessive.
  9. China warns of population growth 7 May 2007 China's top family planning body has warned of a "population rebound" as couples flout one child policy rules.
  10. China 'to punish' two-child rich 1 March 2007.
  11. Japan birth rate shows rare rise 1 January 2007 The fertility rate - the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime - was expected to be 1.29 in 2006, compared to the record low of 1.26 in 2005. However, a rate of 2.1 is needed to prevent a population drop
  12. Large families 'bad for parents' 26 December 2006 The situation was worst for women, because they were affected by the physical costs of bearing the children. Fathers' mortality risk increased the more children they had, but never exceeded that of mothers.

Pollution

  1. Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean Feb 10
  2. Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship' Sep 09
  3. Laughing gas is biggest threat to ozone layer Aug 09
  4. Pollution 'fights global warming' May 2009
  5. China announces plastic bag ban 2008

Perspectives

  1. Saving forests, cultures and carbon dioxide Mar 10
  2. Economic growth 'cannot continue' Jan10
  3. Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green
  4. The Tragedy of the Commons
  5. The Triumph of the Commons
  6. Hunger: Food production 'must rise 70%' Oct 09 Food Day praise for Brazil, China Nov 09
  7. Setting rules for living on planet earth
  8. How reputation could save the Earth